Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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bockhead
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Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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Going on 48 hrs now with full on lock down. Previous locks would be a few hours then days or weeks without the warning block page.
Private browsing still OK. Account log out still works. Those might be next.
What is the plan?
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LiamA
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Re: Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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I don't know if it has to do with Adblock but the layout of watching a video on YouTube through Firefox has changed. The comments are on the right of the playing video and the suggested videos are below the playing video.
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Re: Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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Looks like YouTube is refusing to play videos when the Adblock is on and it will skip right to the end of the video.
SammyCremin
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Re: Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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It seems like YouTube is indeed tightening its grip on ad-blocker users, with the extended lockdown indicating a serious push against ad-blocking software.
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LiamA
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Re: Looks like Youtube is going defcon 5 on ABP

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Anyone else noticing a slow down of YouTube over the past few days? A video today froze up shortly after starting and worked after I refreshed the page. I've also noticed YouTube is slow when clicking on anything on the page.
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